By Alyssa Bjornstad Adoption in America is often presented as a “caring option.” However, in developing countries, like India, where I was born, adoption means hope and life. India is more than just another poverty ridden country. Due to the AIDS pandemic, it currently has the largest orphan population in the world!

So when my biological mother gave birth to me at International Mission Hope, she gave me a future—something many of India’s orphans will never experience. Though I might never have the opportunity to meet my biological mother here on earth, I owe her my life. She loved me enough to make the hardest decision a mother ever could… to give up her child.

And because of her sacrifice, a woman in America became a mother, my mother.

Unlike many children in India, I have been able to grow up with clean water, organic food, new clothes, and adequate shelter. Even more than that, I have grown up surrounded by the love of my parents. My life could have been drastically different if not for God’s grace and intervention.

The rising cost of adoption has made it cost prohibitive for many families. However, organizations like Shaohannah’s Hope are helping to bridge the financial gap. Contact them today to find out how you can change the life of a child.

(me with parents)

Because of Cherie Clark‘s vision, adoption saved my life. Therefore, I am committed to living the rest of my days making a difference, showing hope, and loving others. Will you join me?

Alyssa Bjornstad Alyssa’s greatest accomplishment to date was
picking one major in graduate school. Her undergraduate career was
filled with indecisiveness—namely, English, Communication, Journalism,
and Psychology.When not reading textbooks, doing
research, or writing papers, she can be found drinking coffee,
painting, philosophizing, blogging, listening to music, drawing, or
playing an immovable stringed instrument.After graduation, Alyssa hopes her dream of working for Passion Conferences comes true! Until then, she stays busy editing and contributing to the field of sanity.You can contact her by e-mail plansforhopeATgmailDOTcom, read her blog, or add her as your Twitter pal.

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Amy Sondova is a writer specializing in media writing, including interviews and reviews, as well as blogging. Having interviewed over a gazillion of the top musicians, writers, and speakers in the Christian media, Amy has also written countless columns, reviews, and articles on various topics including mental illness, self-injury, working with teenagers, and Christianity. Amy currently writes youth Bible studies, for her blog, SheIsBeloved.com, runs Share Beauty Project (ShareBeautyProject.com), and is currently working on her first book. She lives with BFF Sarah and has a Shih Tzu named Maddy, a cockatiel named Arrow, King Karl the Snail, and a fish tank known as The Bachelor Pad. She just might be Captain America's fiance.